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A View from Jerusalem
Celebrating Shavuot in Israel in the Age of Covid-19
Beginning at sundown on Thursday, the Jewish world will celebrate Shavuot, the Festival of Weeks,…
From Mourning to Celebrating
Today, on Yom HaAtzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day, the State of Israel shed its 24 hours…
“Why is this night different from all other nights?”
Tomorrow night, around festive seder tables, we will all ask together: “Ma nishtana…?—Why is this…
Israel’s Elections: May Three Be the Charm
Weary and divided, frustrated and disappointed, the Israeli people went back to the polls yesterday…
A Vow to Keep
Israel’s elections and political disputes were pushed aside yesterday as Israeli leaders joined some 47…
No Hate. No Fear.
Today, the tenth of the Hebrew month of Tevet, commemorates the beginning of the siege on…
Nov. 21, 2019: A nation on hold
The phrase “for the first time in Israel’s political history” begins to wear thin, but…
In the aftermath of Israeli elections
On my way to a family holiday abroad, I was forced to handle some flight…
A Summer to Remember
This week we mark 115 years since the passing of Theodor Herzl, known as the…
Festival Times
Last week the Jewish world celebrated Shavuot, Chag Matan Torah, the Jewish holiday celebrating the…